A person financially unable to obtain counsel who desires to pursue the remedy provided in section 590.01 may apply for representation by the state public defender. The state public defender shall represent such person under the applicable provisions of sections 611.14 to 611.27 , if the person has not already had a direct appeal of the conviction. The state public defender may represent, without charge, all other persons pursuing a postconviction remedy under section 590.01 , who are financially unable to obtain counsel.
Minn. Stat. § 590.05
INDIGENT PETITIONERS.
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case Hanifi Jihad v. Sheryl Ramstad Hvass, Commissioner of Corrections (2001)
Most recently applied in Crow v. State (February 2019)
1967 c 336 s 5; 1991 c 345 art 3 s 1; 1993 c 13 art 2 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 3 s 2; 2007 c 61 s 2
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.